One of the most significant regions of the Russian Federation is the Volgograd region. The population of cities and villages in this region is of great interest for such a science as demography. It was formed from various ethnic and social elements. No less interesting is the history of the settlement of this region. Let's find out what the population of the Volgograd region is like.
Territorial location of the Volgograd region
This region is located in the European part of the Russian Federation and is part of the Southern Federal District. This region is located in the southeastern part of the East European Plain.
In the north-west, Volgogradskaya borders with the Voronezh region, in the north - with the Saratov region, in the east lies the state border with the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the south the region borders on the Astrakhan region and the Republic of Kalmykia, in the west and south-west - with Rostov region.
The area of the Volgograd region is 112.9 thousand square meters. km. This is the 31st indicator in terms of size among all regions of the Russian Federation.
PoTwo major rivers flow through the territory of the Volgograd region - the Volga and the Don. The Volga divides the region into two unequal parts: a large one on the right bank, and a smaller one on the left bank. It is on the territory of the Volgograd region that the Volga and the Don approach each other as close as possible - about 70 km. This created the conditions for the formation of the Volgodonsk perevoloka in this very place in ancient times. And in 1952, the famous Volga-Don Canal was built, connecting the waters of both rivers.
The region is located in a temperate climate zone with a temperate continental climate type. Moving to the east, the continentality of the climate becomes more and more intense. The main natural zone of the region is the steppe. In the northwest, it passes into the forest-steppe, and in the east - into the semi-desert.
The administrative center of the Volgograd region is the city of Volgograd.
History of the region
To understand how the population of the Volgograd region was formed, we should delve into history.
Since ancient times, on the territory of the Volgograd region there were lands of various nomadic tribes: first Iranian-speaking, and then Turkic-speaking. One of the largest nomadic states that formed on these lands was the Khazar Khaganate. In the 10th century, this power was destroyed by the Russian prince Svyatoslav. After the Mongol-Tatar invasion in the XIII century, the region was included directly into the Golden Horde, and after its collapse - into the Astrakhan Khanate and the Nogai Horde.
In the 16th century, under Ivan the Terrible, these territories became part of the Russian kingdom. At the same time, the gradual settlement of the region by Russians began. Sotime, the right-bank part of the modern Volgograd region was included in the region of the Don Cossacks.
After the victory of the October Revolution, in 1919, the Tsaritsyn province was formed on the territory of the region with the administrative center in the city of Tsaritsyn (modern Volgograd). In 1925, the city of Tsaritsyn was renamed Stalingrad, and in accordance with this, the name of the province changed to Stalingrad. In 1928, the Stalingrad province was abolished, and as a result of its unification with the Astrakhan, Saratov and Samara provinces, the Lower Volga region was organized with its capital in Saratov. In the same year, this region received the status of a region. In 1932 the administrative center of the region was moved from Saratov to Stalingrad. In 1932-1933, there was a monstrous famine in these territories. In 1934, the region was divided into Stalingrad and Saratov. In 1936, the Stalingrad region was divided into the Stalingrad region and the Kalmyk ASSR.
It was in Stalingrad and its environs in 1942-1943. the most fierce battle of the Great Patriotic War, and possibly the entire Second World War, took place. It was in it that the fate of the USSR was decided. The Red Army won a hard but decisive victory over the troops of Nazi Germany.
In 1961, during the de-Stalinization, the city of Stalingrad was renamed Volgograd, and the region was renamed accordingly. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the Volgograd Region became part of the Russian Federation, where it remains to this day.
Population of the region
Now it's time to find out the population of the Volgograd region. This indicator is the base for all demographic calculations. However, access to this information is not difficult to obtain, since it is available in open statistical sources. So, what is the population in the region? The Volgograd region currently has 2.5459 million inhabitants.
Is it a lot or a little? This indicator is the nineteenth out of 85 regions of Russia.
Population density
Knowing the total population (2.5459 million inhabitants) and the area of the region (112.9 thousand sq. km), we can calculate the density of the population of the Volgograd region. This indicator is 22.6 people. per 1 sq. km.
Compare the population density in the Volgograd region with that in neighboring regions of Russia. Thus, the population density in the Astrakhan region is 20.6 people. per 1 sq. km, and in the Saratov region - 24, 6 people. per 1 sq. km. That is, the Volgograd region has an average density value for this region.
Number dynamics
Now let's find out how the dynamics of the demographic changes in the Volgograd region. The population in this region varied greatly over the years. Thus, in 1926 it was 1.4084 million inhabitants. By 1959, the number of inhabitants of the region reached about 1.8539 million. At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1991, the number of people in the Volgograd region became equal to 2.6419million inhabitants. It continued to grow as part of independent Russia. In 1998, the population of the Volgograd region reached its maximum and was equal to 2.7514 million inhabitants.
But after that, the decline in the number of people living in the Volgograd region began, which continues to this day. In 1999, the number of inhabitants decreased to 2.7504 million. In 2009, it already stood at 2.5989 million inhabitants. In 2010, there was a slight increase in the number of residents of the Volgograd region, but this was only the only case for the entire period since 1998. Then the population rose to the level of 2, 6102 million inhabitants. But next year the downward trend continued again (2.6075 million inhabitants). This decline continues to the present, when the population in the Volgograd region in 2016 became 2,545,937 people. So far, there are no prerequisites for improving this trend.
Ethnic composition
Now let's find out how ethnically the population is represented in this region. The Volgograd region is quite diverse in ethnic terms, although the main backbone here is Russian. Moreover, they represent the vast majority of the population. According to the results of the last census, the number of Russians in the Volgograd region amounted to 88.5% of the total population.
Next come Kazakhs, Ukrainians and Armenians. Their proportion among the population of the Volgograd region is much less than that of Russians, and amounts to 1.8%, 1.4% and 1.1%, respectively.
In addition, Tatars, Azerbaijanis, Germans, Belarusians, Chechens,gypsies and many other peoples. But the number of their representatives does not even reach 1% of the total population of the region, so their communities do not play a significant role in the life of the region.
Population of Volgograd
The administrative center of the Volgograd region is a hero city. Let's find out what the population of Volgograd is by city districts and in general.
The total population of Volgograd at the moment is about 1.0161 million people. Thus, this locality is a millionaire city. It ranks 15th in terms of population among all cities of the Russian Federation. It should be noted that Volgograd is the smallest millionaire city in Russia.
Now consider the population of Volgograd in the context of individual districts of the city. The most populated part of Volgograd is the Dzerzhinsky district. About 183.3 thousand people live here. The Krasnoarmeysky district is in second place - 167.0 thousand inhabitants. Then follow Krasnooktyabrsky (150.2 thousand inhabitants), Traktorozavodskaya (138.7 thousand inhabitants), Sovetsky (113.1 thousand inhabitants) and Kirov districts (101.3 thousand inhabitants). The smallest parts of the city in terms of population are Voroshilovsky (81.3 thousand inhabitants) and Central districts (81.2 thousand inhabitants).
Population in other cities of the region
Now let's take a look at how things are with the population in other large cities of the Volgograd region.
The largest settlement in the Volgograd region after Volgograd is the cityVolzhsky. Its population is 325.9 thousand people. Then follow Kamyshin - 112.5 thousand people, Mikhailovka - 58.4 thousand people, Uryupinsk - 38.8 thousand people, and Frolovo - 37.8 thousand people. All these cities have the status of regional subordination. The largest settlements with a regional status of subordination in the Volgograd region are the cities of Kalach-on-Don (24.7 thousand inhabitants), Kotovo (22.7 thousand inhabitants) and Gorodishche (21.9 thousand inhabitants).
Population by districts of the region
Now let's determine how many people make up the population of the Volgograd region by district. It should be noted that the large cities that we talked about above are not part of the districts, but are directly subordinate to the regional subordination.
The most populated area of the region is Gorodishchensky district. About 60.3 thousand people live in it. Then follows the Sredneakhtubsky district - 59.3 thousand people. It is followed by Kalachevsky (58.5 thousand people), Zhirnovsky (43.6 thousand people) and Pallasovsky districts (43.1 thousand people). The most sparsely populated area of the region is Frolovsky. It is inhabited by only 14.6 thousand people. But keep in mind that this area does not include the relatively large city of Frolovo, although located on its territory, which has the status of regional subordination.
General characteristics of the region's population
So, we have established that the population of the Volgograd region is 2.5459 million people. Every year the number of people living in the region decreases. The vast majority of the population isethnic Russians.
The largest city in the region and at the same time its administrative center is Volgograd. It is home to over 1 million people. Other cities in the region are much smaller. The largest of them in terms of population is more than three times inferior to the regional center.
